C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) live position and data

This page shows Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).

Current close conjunctions

List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) (less than 1.5 degrees):

Type	Name	Magnitude	Ar	Dec
Star	HIP 66942	7.8392	13h 43m 12s	-35° 17’ 24”
Star	HIP 66993	0	13h 43m 46s	-35° 24’ 18”
Star	HIP 67012	8.2054	13h 44m 00s	-35° 19’ 03”
Star	HIP 67123	8.9634	13h 45m 24s	-36° 23’ 00”
Star	HIP 67191	8.2254	13h 46m 10s	-35° 10’ 21”
Star	HIP 67241	7.9196	13h 46m 45s	-36° 24’ 17”
Star	HIP 67244	5.15	13h 46m 56s	-36° 15’ 06”
Star	HIP 67310	8.0972	13h 47m 43s	-36° 36’ 18”
Star	HIP 67408	6.5338	13h 48m 55s	-35° 42’ 13”
Star	HIP 67457	4.1538	13h 49m 26s	-34° 27’ 02”
Star	HIP 67648	6.3064	13h 51m 36s	-36° 25’ 58”
Star	HIP 67682	8.474	13h 51m 55s	-36° 37’ 24”
Star	HIP 67738	8.6562	13h 52m 33s	-35° 04’ 13”
Star	HIP 67819	5.529	13h 53m 32s	-35° 39’ 51”
Star	HIP 67851	6.074	13h 53m 52s	-35° 18’ 51”
Star	HIP 67895	8.625	13h 54m 20s	-35° 23’ 49”
Galaxy	ESO 383-87	11.0	13h 49m 18s	-36° 03’ 41”

Additional resources

Additional Resources about Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS)

• 15 Days Ephemerides
• Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
• Rise & Set Times
• Distance from Earth
• Light Curve
• Orbital Elements

Astronomy databases

This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:

1. The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
2. The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
3. The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
4. The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies

Please see the acknowledgements section.

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